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Soldiers of the 'Big Red One' validated more air space for training purposes by using an unmanned aircraft and the Civic Action Team made up of Army Engineers maintains WWII monuments on a small island.
SERGEANT LAURA MARTIN, SOLDIERS RADIO NEWS
PHOENIX COMPANY SOLDIERS OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION MADE HISTORY WITH A FLIGHT OF A GRAY EAGLE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT THAT VALIDATED A CORRIDOR OF AIRSPACE WHICH, ACCORDING TO OPERATOR SPECIALIST NATHANEL WARDEN, WILL ALLOW FOR MORE PRECISE TRAINING.
"IT'S REALLY MOVING THE WAY FORWARD FOR UAS TO BE OPENED UP IN THE INTERNATIONAL AIR SPACE. IT'S THE SMALL LITTLE STEPS LIKE THIS THAT ARE GOING MAKE THE LARGE LEAPS AND BOUNDS COME A LOT EASIER."
THE CIVIC ACTION TEAM IN PALAU MADE UP OF ARMY ENGINEERS TOOK A LONG BOAT RIDE TO THE ISLAND OF PELELIU, WHERE THEY CONDUCTED MAINTENANCE ON MULTIPLE WORLD WAR TWO MONUMENTS. SQUAD LEADER, STAFF SERGEANT KEMMUEL BANKHEAD EXPLAINS PART OF THEIR PROCESS.
"WE'RE DOING A DECK RECONSTRUCTION FOR A MEMORIAL AT THE TOP OF BLOODY NOSE RIDGE HERE IN PELELIU. PRETTY MUCH THE WEATHER GOT TO IT, IT WAS INACCESSABLE BY THE TOURISTS AND THE LOCALS, SO WE'RE COMING OUT HERE IN THE RAIN AND WE'RE PATCHING IT UP."
FOR STORIES LIKE THESE AND MORE GO TO ARMY.MIL.
THAT'S YOUR SOLDIERS RADIO NEWS.
| Date Taken: | 12.09.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 12.09.2016 10:47 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Audio ID: | 45802 |
| Filename: | 1612/DOD_103926439.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:01:00 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 19 |
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